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George Volkoff (George Michael Volkoff) was born on 23 February, 1914 in Moscow, Russian Empire, is a Canadian physicist. Discover George Volkoff's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

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Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 23 February 1914
Birthday 23 February
Birthplace Moscow, Russian Empire
Date of death 24 April, 2000
Died Place Vancouver, British Columbia
Nationality Russia

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1914

George Michael Volkoff, (February 23, 1914 – April 24, 2000) was a Russian-Canadian physicist and academic who helped, with J. Robert Oppenheimer, predict the existence of neutron stars before they were discovered.

He was born in Moscow.

1924

His father was a Russian engineer who emigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1924.

1927

Unable to find work, his father moved the family to Harbin, Manchuria in 1927 to teach at a technical school.

His mother died soon after moving to Harbin.

1934

Volkoff returned to Vancouver and entered the University of British Columbia where he received a Bachelor of Arts in physics in 1934 and a Master of Arts degree in 1936.

1936

In 1936, Volkoff's father returned to Russia but was exiled to the arctic camps as part of the Great Purge where he would die.

1940

He then studied with J. Robert Oppenheimer at the University of California, Berkeley where he published his paper "On Massive Neutron Cores" and earned his Ph.D. in 1940.

In 1940, he joined the physics department of the University of British Columbia as an assistant professor.

During World War II he worked on the Manhattan Project at the Montreal Laboratory.

1946

In 1946, he was made a member of the Order of the British Empire.

1950

He was a member of the University of British Columbia Senate for three periods: 1950 to 1954, 1961 to 1963, and 1969 to 1979.

1961

From 1961 to 1970, he was the head of the department.

1962

He was the president of the Canadian Association of Physicists from 1962 to 1963.

1970

From 1970 to 1979, he was the dean of science.

1994

In 1994, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for having "contributed to the general development of physics in Canada and, in particular, at the University of British Columbia".

2000

He died in Vancouver in 2000.

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